Hey everybody..... this is gonna be short today, because I'm sick and feeling awful. But I had to get on here and post a couple things. First, the link I put on here the other day for the Casey James Band Facebook is a FAKE!! Someone made it look like Sony Nashville had started him a Facebook page and IT'S NOT TRUE!!! It seems to me, there ought to be a LAW against someone impersonating a Record Company!! And hopefully the person who did this will be found and punished! So if you are on Facebook, and you pressed the LIKE option at the top of the page, just scroll down to the bottom and to the left you will see the UNLIKE option, just click it and you will be out of it. This fraudulent site was verified to be a fraud by Billy C James, Debra James, & Casey's Manager among others. So the best thing you can do is get away from that site.
Today is the LAST day you can take part in the Christmas Card Exchange. If you would like to join in, just get an email to me with your MAILING ADDRESS INCLUDED. So many people have sent me the email, but forgot to put the mailing address....lol.....so if you did it, don't worry, you are not the only one! Haha! To be a part of it, just send me an email to:
CEJblues10@gmail.com
and remember to add your mailing address!! Thats the most important part! :) Tomorrow afternoon I will be sending out a group email to everyone on the list with all the names and addresses listed.
When you get this email, look down through all the names and find YOURS..... make sure everything is RIGHT..... if it is NOT right, please send me a new email with the word CORRECTION in the Subject line and I'll correct it and send out another email to everyone with the correct address on it. So everybody, please hold off at least one (1) day to allow for any corrections, then start sending everyone on the list a Card from you. You can get creative and do whatever you like. I made my Casey Card last night and now all I have to do is order it through Snapfish and pick up the order of Cards at Walgreens. I think Wal Mart might do someting like this too, I just know for a fact, I've done this many times through Snapfish and they send the order to The Walgreens of your choice and you can pick them up in about an hour or so!! I will also send a copy of my favorite Casey moment! If I had a picture with him, I would send out one of them, but I don't, and not sure how to make one of those face in the holes things. But I have the software either here or on my phone, maybe I'll try to make a pic of me and him......maybe not! It'll be a surprise!!
Ok, yall have a good one, I'm going to hold my head over a pot of boiling water and see if I can unstop my head! Take care.....until next time........
**CASEYMANIA** A blog following Country Artist Casey James ... and doing it with heart, soul and humor!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Casey James home for the Holidays....
Hey yall!! I'm posting this at the last minute before I go to bed, so it's probably going to be short and sweet!! Well as the title says, Casey was home in Ft. Worth for the holidays! I don't know where he was most of the time, but I'm sure he was enjoying his family with most of it!
Some friends and I went out last night in downtown Ft. Worth to a little club called "Mambo's". It was so much fun, the music was great, the people were jolly and it was a great time! During that time, I got an alert on my phone, and couldn't hardly wait to tell everyone that Casey now has an official Facebook page started by Sony Nashville. So I'm more than sure they will be maintaining the page, so leaving messages directly to him probably won't be seen by him. But they will be posting upcoming tour schedule and news about him on it! I hope they post the tour schedule on there, they may not, but I'm hoping they will. Surely they will let us know what he's doing from time to time, so make sure you LIKE the page so you will get notifications when they post. Here is the Link:
Casey James Band on Facebook
As I was waking up this morning and drinking my first cup of coffee, I got some really cool information!! Last night while we were partying in Ft. Worth, Casey was over in Grapevine, Tx. at a place called "The Back Porch Grill and Tavern" and setting in with a group called "Dixie Rex"!! I sure wish I could have known he was there, that would have been awesome to see! And somebody posted some pictures....and I'll post them here, but not real sure who the owner is, hopefully I got it right!!
Casey in Grapvine,Tx. 11-28-10
Don't forget about the CHRISTMAS CARD EXCHANGE!!! You all have 3 more days to get your email to me at CEJblues10@gmail.com At this time there are only 23 if nobody changes their minds again! I'm getting quite a few people wanting in and then changing their minds, then changing back to wanting back in then out again!!! Please I ask you, I'm only human, and this has gotten on my last nerve.....please if you want to join in, just send me the email to the email address above stating you would like to be involved and please remember to include your mailing address so people can send you cards! This is alot of fun, it really is!! So come on yall.....get those addresses in to me!! Let's do this thing!! :D
I'll talk to yall soon, take care, I'll be back for one more reminder to get in on the Christmas card exchange! Take care everyone......until next time......
Some friends and I went out last night in downtown Ft. Worth to a little club called "Mambo's". It was so much fun, the music was great, the people were jolly and it was a great time! During that time, I got an alert on my phone, and couldn't hardly wait to tell everyone that Casey now has an official Facebook page started by Sony Nashville. So I'm more than sure they will be maintaining the page, so leaving messages directly to him probably won't be seen by him. But they will be posting upcoming tour schedule and news about him on it! I hope they post the tour schedule on there, they may not, but I'm hoping they will. Surely they will let us know what he's doing from time to time, so make sure you LIKE the page so you will get notifications when they post. Here is the Link:
Casey James Band on Facebook
As I was waking up this morning and drinking my first cup of coffee, I got some really cool information!! Last night while we were partying in Ft. Worth, Casey was over in Grapevine, Tx. at a place called "The Back Porch Grill and Tavern" and setting in with a group called "Dixie Rex"!! I sure wish I could have known he was there, that would have been awesome to see! And somebody posted some pictures....and I'll post them here, but not real sure who the owner is, hopefully I got it right!!
Casey in Grapvine,Tx. 11-28-10
Thanks alot to Maryanne Conti for these fabulous shots in Grapvine last night!!
Wow....he looks really well rested and happy to be playing and back in Texas!! I hope that's why he's smiling so big anyway!!! :) He looks really good! And I'm so glad he got to come home and visit with family and just hang out for a few days! He deserves the rest!
AND......just a little bit ago, I got a message from a friend who said Casey was at the Key's Lounge at that moment.....11:30pm. And of course......I couldn't get up and run up there......
I understand Mace Maben was playing tonight and Casey loves Mace! If you'll remember he is one of Casey's blues guitar playing friends who was battling cancer and it looks as if he's getting better and better! So glad to hear that and that Casey got to spend some time with him as well!! Sorry I didn't get to run up there and see him, but I just couldn't get up there.....not this late, anyway! Maybe next time!! Hopefully there will be some Casey at the Key's pictures somewhere tomorrow.....keep your fingers crossed!!
AND......just a little bit ago, I got a message from a friend who said Casey was at the Key's Lounge at that moment.....11:30pm. And of course......I couldn't get up and run up there......
I understand Mace Maben was playing tonight and Casey loves Mace! If you'll remember he is one of Casey's blues guitar playing friends who was battling cancer and it looks as if he's getting better and better! So glad to hear that and that Casey got to spend some time with him as well!! Sorry I didn't get to run up there and see him, but I just couldn't get up there.....not this late, anyway! Maybe next time!! Hopefully there will be some Casey at the Key's pictures somewhere tomorrow.....keep your fingers crossed!!
I'll talk to yall soon, take care, I'll be back for one more reminder to get in on the Christmas card exchange! Take care everyone......until next time......
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Thanksgiving is over and now the REAL craziness starts!
Hey yall! I sure hope everybody had a fantastic Thanksgiving and got plenty to eat and drink! I didn't partake of any spirits but had some real yummy viddles!! I spent the day with one of my sisters and all of her kids and all of their spouses and boyfriends and kids and some exes, a couple friends and some guitar pickers! I think that just about does it on the headcount! And all of this took place in a trailer house in the country!! Now if that don't sound redneck....I don't know what does!!! HaHa!! There was just a whole slew of us!! My niece offered me a taste of the Bud Lime beer she was drinking and I thought it was going to be great, because I love a slice of lime off in a bottle of dark beer.....like Shiner Bock. So I thought....how different could it taste?? So I took me a big swig of it....and almost had to spit it out!!!! Ahhhhh that stuff was nasty...... ugh!! So, that was it for me and alcoholic beverages for the day. I was driving an hour and a half back home so I couldn't take any chances by drinking and driving......don't do that. If I get to a club early enough, I will usually have a couple and sip for a while then start drinking water or soda. Anyway, the bottom line is......I don't drink and drive.....right afterwards! I hope all of you were safe in your travels and had a great time with family and friends.
Thats what Thanksgiving is all about.....being thankful.....for everything that's good in your life. Me.......I'm just thankful to wake up every morning!! Ha ha!! And a whole lot more......I'm thankful Debra James urged her son to go to Denver to audition. If she hadn't done that....then I wouldn't be writing on a blog, and I would not have met all these beautiful people that have come into my life because of him. It's still breathtaking how far we've all come with Casey since that day in Denver! I'm very grateful and thankful!!! And....as always, I'm thankful for my family and my wonderful husband for always being there for me.....no matter what!
And now......it's on to Christmas!!! I do love Christmas!! It's my favorite time of year! I love the weather, the spirit of Christmas, the decorations, buying gifts, wearing snuggies, eating divinity candy, drinking eggnog, singing Christmas carols and watching "Rudolf" and "Frostie" for the 150th time!! And who could ever get tired of Christmas Cookies and all the other goodies that are stuffed in our faces!! It's just a joyous time of year and I love looking back on the year to see what I've accomplished or what good deeds I've done that will make me smile!
At this time there is only 21 people involved. So get your emails in, I'd love to have more than that our first year to do this! Just send the email asking to be included and I will send you a confirmation email letting you know that you are on the list! Then on December 2nd I will send out the full list of all the names and addresses so everyone can get busy! I would like for each of you to go over the list, find your name and address and make sure I have everything correct. If there's a mistake, please let me know, ASAP so I can get out a correction email to everybody. Thanks to each and every one of you who joined in, this is always so fun to do!
The other day I was lucky enough to run across a video that I had not seen of Casey!! Can you imagine my shock when I watched it and realized...."OMG.....how did I miss this one?" But somehow I did, and someone posted it on Facebook. It's a little bit of this and little bit that.....some homecoming stuff, some interviews, and some playing at a bar ! It's just awesome, so I'll post it here for those of you who may not have been fortunate enough to come across it!! Enjoy!!!
Casey James' Homecoming and other cool stuff
Thanks a bunch to bhyden1 for this awesome creation!
Here is a fantastic picture of Casey back during the summer!! I call that, the best guitar face I've ever seen!!
Thanks to Machka for this great shot from Deluth, Georgia
Oh gosh.....I can't just stop on one.....here is another one....
Thanks to hannabeck for this pretty shot of Casey!
I'm gonna go to bed soon.....so this is about all I can do for tonight! Yall come back again.....I'll be reminding yall about the Christmas Card Exchange again! Take care yall.....until next time......
Thats what Thanksgiving is all about.....being thankful.....for everything that's good in your life. Me.......I'm just thankful to wake up every morning!! Ha ha!! And a whole lot more......I'm thankful Debra James urged her son to go to Denver to audition. If she hadn't done that....then I wouldn't be writing on a blog, and I would not have met all these beautiful people that have come into my life because of him. It's still breathtaking how far we've all come with Casey since that day in Denver! I'm very grateful and thankful!!! And....as always, I'm thankful for my family and my wonderful husband for always being there for me.....no matter what!
And now......it's on to Christmas!!! I do love Christmas!! It's my favorite time of year! I love the weather, the spirit of Christmas, the decorations, buying gifts, wearing snuggies, eating divinity candy, drinking eggnog, singing Christmas carols and watching "Rudolf" and "Frostie" for the 150th time!! And who could ever get tired of Christmas Cookies and all the other goodies that are stuffed in our faces!! It's just a joyous time of year and I love looking back on the year to see what I've accomplished or what good deeds I've done that will make me smile!
Speaking of things that make me smile..... it's that time of year for sending out Cards.....and The Christmas Card Exchange deadline is sneaking up on us! The deadline to get your email to me is December the 1st! If you would like to take part in it, just send and email to:
CEJblues10@gmail.com
At this time there is only 21 people involved. So get your emails in, I'd love to have more than that our first year to do this! Just send the email asking to be included and I will send you a confirmation email letting you know that you are on the list! Then on December 2nd I will send out the full list of all the names and addresses so everyone can get busy! I would like for each of you to go over the list, find your name and address and make sure I have everything correct. If there's a mistake, please let me know, ASAP so I can get out a correction email to everybody. Thanks to each and every one of you who joined in, this is always so fun to do!
The other day I was lucky enough to run across a video that I had not seen of Casey!! Can you imagine my shock when I watched it and realized...."OMG.....how did I miss this one?" But somehow I did, and someone posted it on Facebook. It's a little bit of this and little bit that.....some homecoming stuff, some interviews, and some playing at a bar ! It's just awesome, so I'll post it here for those of you who may not have been fortunate enough to come across it!! Enjoy!!!
Casey James' Homecoming and other cool stuff
Thanks a bunch to bhyden1 for this awesome creation!
Here is a fantastic picture of Casey back during the summer!! I call that, the best guitar face I've ever seen!!
Thanks to Machka for this great shot from Deluth, Georgia
Oh gosh.....I can't just stop on one.....here is another one....
Thanks to hannabeck for this pretty shot of Casey!
I'm gonna go to bed soon.....so this is about all I can do for tonight! Yall come back again.....I'll be reminding yall about the Christmas Card Exchange again! Take care yall.....until next time......
Monday, November 22, 2010
Casey James resurfaces.....with good news for the fans!
Howdy everybody!! Yep, you read it right....Casey has resurfaced after some time away from twitter where he kept his fans in the know while on the American Idol Tour this summer! As most of you know, Casey was signed with Sony Nashville in August before the tour was even over! His fans were elated at this fantastic news and have been standing by ready and willing to support him when his first single is released! The fans have been very good at keeping his name buzzing during this dry spell from Twitter. He has been working nonstop since he went to Nashville in September on his Album which is set to be released sometime near the beginning of next summer! But we will get a single and a video a while before that! He has been doing a lot of writing with some of the best writers in Nashville, so as to put out the very best Album that he can make! That's why Casey and his label are taking their time putting this record together, because they want it to be their very best work and for it to debut at #1 on the Charts when the Album drops. And it will.....I have faith in Casey James' ability as a musician to put out an album that will sweep over America and bring him in a multitude of new fans, not associated with American Idol. And then take him and the Casey James Band to heights not even Casey can imagine!! Or his big brother Billy, who is going to be his bassist in the Casey James Band!! We were so thrilled to find out his big brother will be moving to Nashville to join Casey in a matter of weeks!! Congratulations to him, he seems to be on cloud 9 about the fantastic news!! And Casey is beside himself from what his yellow note said!
Last night at about 9 or 10 (not sure about the time) Casey James broke his long time twitter silence with a much anticipated tweet, by merely saying........"Yellow note in progress. :)"
Everybody who has been following Casey knows exactly what that means......we are fixing to hear from Casey!! :) Needless to say, it was a twittertastic frenzy!!! Everyone was so excited to be hearing from him!!! And word spread fast and people were talking about it everywhere! So shortly, Casey posts the all important "Yellow Note!!"
Is that sweet or what?? What a great guy! I think he's trying to tell us something with his endings to these tweets. First it was "No words....only love" and now it's Much Love and only a few words". Hmmmm....I don't know about everybody else, but what I get is this.... He's saying even if there are NO words or ONLY A FEW WORDS, don't give up on him.....he cares immensely for his fans, and he will be back.....not to worry! I'm sure twitter overwhelms him with literally thousands of questions coming through almost at the same time and he can't possibly answer all of them. It probably makes him feel bad that he can't get to every person. That's just my personal opinion, I have not talked to Casey about this, just the feeling I get about the whole situation. So even though he doesn't tweet you personally, this yellow note says it all.....he is grateful to all of us who have supported him all this time! And he did say he would start checking in more frequently, so hopefully he can. But I won't be upset if he doesn't find the time to tweet, not at all, because I know he'll be back when he does find the time. :)
In other news, the Ft. Worth Star Telegram has an article about the Texas finalists on American Idol and guess who they chose to talk about first....but of course.....Casey! Check it out.....here's the link!>>>>>>>>>>>>"Ft. Worth Star Telegram Article"
I wanted to mention that a CJCC fan has put together a beautiful memoir of Casey on Tour last summer! You can order it through "Picaboo" and "HERE" is the link to view and buy it! Thanks Gloria for all your hard work on this project! There is a discount code you can apply at the time of purchase but I'm not so sure it is valid right now, but from what I understand if you just wait a little bit, another code will come along to buy this book, then you can get a big discount right off the top! Correct me if I'm wrong, Gloria!
Since Casey has been in Nashville writing and getting music ready for his first album, I keep going back to this original song and hope that it makes the cut! It's one of my most favorites of his original music. I love the bluesy, southern rock, and down on the bayou feel this song has!
"SWAMP" by Casey James and Crossover
And one more of my favorites of the original music.....I love them all, but if I have to pick two, these are the ones I find myself coming back to the most. And this song is most definitely leaning more toward the southern rock, and everything about the song is just awesome!!
"Road to Coming Home" by Casey James and Crossover
I want to remind everybody who is interested, time is running out to join in on the Christmas Card Exchange! At this moment there are 21 people joining in and was hoping for a few more. If you would like to be involved, send me an email to.... CEJblues10@gmail.com The deadline for joining in is December 1st. I will be sending out the list on the 2nd of Dec. and when I do, I need everyone to check their own name and address for mistakes, and if there is one, please contact me ASAP so I can get it corrected and send out a correction email to everyone! Thanks to everybody who is participating!! It's alot of fun!!
Ok, yall, gotta get this posted, so I'll leave you with this beautiful shot of Casey during the tour. I'm sorry but don't know who this belongs to, but thank you in advance, it's a beautiful picture!
Take care everybody, I'll be back in a few days......until next time......
Last night at about 9 or 10 (not sure about the time) Casey James broke his long time twitter silence with a much anticipated tweet, by merely saying........"Yellow note in progress. :)"
Everybody who has been following Casey knows exactly what that means......we are fixing to hear from Casey!! :) Needless to say, it was a twittertastic frenzy!!! Everyone was so excited to be hearing from him!!! And word spread fast and people were talking about it everywhere! So shortly, Casey posts the all important "Yellow Note!!"
Is that sweet or what?? What a great guy! I think he's trying to tell us something with his endings to these tweets. First it was "No words....only love" and now it's Much Love and only a few words". Hmmmm....I don't know about everybody else, but what I get is this.... He's saying even if there are NO words or ONLY A FEW WORDS, don't give up on him.....he cares immensely for his fans, and he will be back.....not to worry! I'm sure twitter overwhelms him with literally thousands of questions coming through almost at the same time and he can't possibly answer all of them. It probably makes him feel bad that he can't get to every person. That's just my personal opinion, I have not talked to Casey about this, just the feeling I get about the whole situation. So even though he doesn't tweet you personally, this yellow note says it all.....he is grateful to all of us who have supported him all this time! And he did say he would start checking in more frequently, so hopefully he can. But I won't be upset if he doesn't find the time to tweet, not at all, because I know he'll be back when he does find the time. :)
In other news, the Ft. Worth Star Telegram has an article about the Texas finalists on American Idol and guess who they chose to talk about first....but of course.....Casey! Check it out.....here's the link!>>>>>>>>>>>>"Ft. Worth Star Telegram Article"
I wanted to mention that a CJCC fan has put together a beautiful memoir of Casey on Tour last summer! You can order it through "Picaboo" and "HERE" is the link to view and buy it! Thanks Gloria for all your hard work on this project! There is a discount code you can apply at the time of purchase but I'm not so sure it is valid right now, but from what I understand if you just wait a little bit, another code will come along to buy this book, then you can get a big discount right off the top! Correct me if I'm wrong, Gloria!
Since Casey has been in Nashville writing and getting music ready for his first album, I keep going back to this original song and hope that it makes the cut! It's one of my most favorites of his original music. I love the bluesy, southern rock, and down on the bayou feel this song has!
"SWAMP" by Casey James and Crossover
And one more of my favorites of the original music.....I love them all, but if I have to pick two, these are the ones I find myself coming back to the most. And this song is most definitely leaning more toward the southern rock, and everything about the song is just awesome!!
"Road to Coming Home" by Casey James and Crossover
I want to remind everybody who is interested, time is running out to join in on the Christmas Card Exchange! At this moment there are 21 people joining in and was hoping for a few more. If you would like to be involved, send me an email to.... CEJblues10@gmail.com The deadline for joining in is December 1st. I will be sending out the list on the 2nd of Dec. and when I do, I need everyone to check their own name and address for mistakes, and if there is one, please contact me ASAP so I can get it corrected and send out a correction email to everyone! Thanks to everybody who is participating!! It's alot of fun!!
Ok, yall, gotta get this posted, so I'll leave you with this beautiful shot of Casey during the tour. I'm sorry but don't know who this belongs to, but thank you in advance, it's a beautiful picture!
Take care everybody, I'll be back in a few days......until next time......
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Ho Hummm.....Let's talk about Groups!
Hello again yall! I thought if I stayed gone a few days there would be a bunch of Casey news to share with ya, but no.... After the media craze in Nashville during the CMA's everything just came to a screeching halt. I guess that's to be expected though. All the artists and writers go back to their usual routines after the big events just like us normal folks do after something big and exciting in our lives. So I think I'll take this time to talk about a few of the 'groups' in Country Music that have grabbed my attention more than once.
But first.....I want to repost a beautiful and very well put together video of a montage of Casey pictures pre-Idol, during Idol and after. All of it is set to his music from different occasions. So settle in......grab you some coffee or whatever your choice of drink is....and be prepared to be *WoWed*!! Even if you've already seen this......watch it again and again......it is just beautiful!! Brings tears to my eyes every time! I want to extend a hearty Thank You to my friend Jan for her awesome work on this 15 minute tribute to our Casey!! I know for a fact it was not easy to do, but she worked on it until she had it perfect! Thank you so much girl.....Yall Enjoy.....
Beautiful Casey Montage of Pictures and Music
As I mentioned above....I want to turn some of you on to some really good musicians in Country Music that you may or may not have ever heard of. Some are new some are not, but they are very good in my personal opinion and they are groups, the same thing Casey is going to be in. So when next years Awards come around, these are the people who will be in similar categories with him if he's nominated for something. I don't want to use the word 'competition'.....but in a way it is the ones he'll be competing against in his category.
Up first is a group from Denton, Texas by the name of "The Eli Young Band". They are all young men, around Casey's age and younger. Their sound is so different from anybody's I ever heard. The lead singer has a very natural sound to his voice,with a beautiful falsetto almost like a pop sound, but it flows so effortlessly and sounds great with every song he sings. I love all of their songs, but this particular song just grabs me at the beginning and holds on and I have chills most of the way through it. It is just the most beautiful melody and the lyrics are so catchy.....you will find yourself wanting to know what happens next....
So, give it a listen.....and let me know what you think. Here is...."Guinevere"
"Guinevere" by Eli Young Band
And while I'm on their page, I'll go ahead and paste a link to another of their songs that is my favorite! I used to listen to this one on a radio station that played Texas musicians and they were not even signed with a label yet, and that's how I heard about them. Next thing I know....they were playing on the bigger radio stations! I knew they had been signed when I heard this song on the big Dallas stations!
"Always the Love Songs" by Eli Young Band
Next up.... a group that I discovered in February of this year at a theater/bar in Birmingham Alabama. They were opening for Bucky! Thats the reason I was there. So they stepped out on the stage, and immediately I loved their look! They were 'pretty' people! The main singers were a female lead singer and her two younger brothers.........and they called themselves.........."The Band Perry," Kimberly, Reid, and Neil Perry. These kids are going places and they are going fast! They have a bit of a rock/bluegrass/pop/country sound! I love their sound! I had never heard of them and just assumed they were a house band, or a local band. They were neither, they were from Greenville, Tn. and they had just signed their record deal earlier and were out doing their radio tour! At that time, I had not heard their song on the radio, but after that show, it wasn't long at all till I heard their first single. I was yelling and telling my husband....there's that group of kids we saw in Alabama....the Band Perry! He listened for a second, and said "It sure is"!! I recognized the song they were singing, cause they sung it there at the show I saw! So here is their first single from their self titled debut album......
"Hip to My Heart" by The Band Perry
And here is their 2nd single that was released, and this one is headed for #1 if it's not already there! I was keeping up with it for awhile, but got busy and didn't get to check where they were on the billboard countdown. They were at #8, I think, last I heard. But I love this song and I think America loves it too!!
"If I Die Young" by The Band Perry
This next group needs no introduction, they've been around a while and dominating the Country Charts and taking home the highest awards for many years in a row! And they are known as....Rascal Flatts!! Most people, no matter what music they listen to, have heard of Rascal Flatts, they are just huge! Here is one of their earlier hits, and a very cool movie soundtrack... "Cars"!!
"Life is a Highway" by Rascal Flatts
Just watching that video makes me want to go watch the movie again!!!! Love it!!!
And this next one is the first single off of their album called "Unstoppable". This song is co-written by an Idol alumn.....yall know who it is??? It's Chris Sligh from season 6! He co-wrote this beautiful tear jerker of a song and RF took it to #1 and put his name out there! The song is....."Here Comes Goodbye" and I cry every time....every time.... Its just one of those songs that touches the depths of your soul
"Here Comes Goodbye" by Rascal Flatts
This next group has just grown by leaps and bounds in the last 3 years! They have probably the weirdest name of any of the Country Groups....and this trio is known as....Lady Antebellum. They are the Vocal Group of the Year, so The Casey James Band has their work cut out for them if they are going to beat out these three! But I have faith and I believe they will!! This song, "Need You Now" was the most played song on the radio ever in the history of radio! So here it is now.....
"Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum
This next group came on the country scene a couple years ago and has taken the Country Music scene by storm! They have a bluegrass/country/ type sound with some very good acoustic guitar picking and some awesome vocals and harmonies! And their music is getting recognized more every day! It's the "Zac Brown Band" and here is their 1st chart topper...."Chicken Fried".
"Chicken Fried" by The Zac Brown Band
And last but not least, a group thats been around a few years, but I know very little about. I like their sound but they never really made me sit up and listen till I heard their newest song...."Little White Church" I really like this song better than any of their others.
"The Little White Church" by Little Big Town
There are more groups in Nashville singing Country Music, but these are just a few of my favorites and Casey's Band will be up against these artists in the Vocal Group Catagories....I know, I already said that didn't I?? I'm bad about repeating myself....lol....forgive me! :)
Anyway, I'm gonna take off for tonight and be looking for more news to post, and until then, yall have a safe and happy week, and I'll be back soon! I'll leave ya with a nice shot of Casey sometime during the show! :)
But first.....I want to repost a beautiful and very well put together video of a montage of Casey pictures pre-Idol, during Idol and after. All of it is set to his music from different occasions. So settle in......grab you some coffee or whatever your choice of drink is....and be prepared to be *WoWed*!! Even if you've already seen this......watch it again and again......it is just beautiful!! Brings tears to my eyes every time! I want to extend a hearty Thank You to my friend Jan for her awesome work on this 15 minute tribute to our Casey!! I know for a fact it was not easy to do, but she worked on it until she had it perfect! Thank you so much girl.....Yall Enjoy.....
Beautiful Casey Montage of Pictures and Music
As I mentioned above....I want to turn some of you on to some really good musicians in Country Music that you may or may not have ever heard of. Some are new some are not, but they are very good in my personal opinion and they are groups, the same thing Casey is going to be in. So when next years Awards come around, these are the people who will be in similar categories with him if he's nominated for something. I don't want to use the word 'competition'.....but in a way it is the ones he'll be competing against in his category.
Up first is a group from Denton, Texas by the name of "The Eli Young Band". They are all young men, around Casey's age and younger. Their sound is so different from anybody's I ever heard. The lead singer has a very natural sound to his voice,with a beautiful falsetto almost like a pop sound, but it flows so effortlessly and sounds great with every song he sings. I love all of their songs, but this particular song just grabs me at the beginning and holds on and I have chills most of the way through it. It is just the most beautiful melody and the lyrics are so catchy.....you will find yourself wanting to know what happens next....
So, give it a listen.....and let me know what you think. Here is...."Guinevere"
"Guinevere" by Eli Young Band
And while I'm on their page, I'll go ahead and paste a link to another of their songs that is my favorite! I used to listen to this one on a radio station that played Texas musicians and they were not even signed with a label yet, and that's how I heard about them. Next thing I know....they were playing on the bigger radio stations! I knew they had been signed when I heard this song on the big Dallas stations!
"Always the Love Songs" by Eli Young Band
Next up.... a group that I discovered in February of this year at a theater/bar in Birmingham Alabama. They were opening for Bucky! Thats the reason I was there. So they stepped out on the stage, and immediately I loved their look! They were 'pretty' people! The main singers were a female lead singer and her two younger brothers.........and they called themselves.........."The Band Perry," Kimberly, Reid, and Neil Perry. These kids are going places and they are going fast! They have a bit of a rock/bluegrass/pop/country sound! I love their sound! I had never heard of them and just assumed they were a house band, or a local band. They were neither, they were from Greenville, Tn. and they had just signed their record deal earlier and were out doing their radio tour! At that time, I had not heard their song on the radio, but after that show, it wasn't long at all till I heard their first single. I was yelling and telling my husband....there's that group of kids we saw in Alabama....the Band Perry! He listened for a second, and said "It sure is"!! I recognized the song they were singing, cause they sung it there at the show I saw! So here is their first single from their self titled debut album......
"Hip to My Heart" by The Band Perry
And here is their 2nd single that was released, and this one is headed for #1 if it's not already there! I was keeping up with it for awhile, but got busy and didn't get to check where they were on the billboard countdown. They were at #8, I think, last I heard. But I love this song and I think America loves it too!!
"If I Die Young" by The Band Perry
This next group needs no introduction, they've been around a while and dominating the Country Charts and taking home the highest awards for many years in a row! And they are known as....Rascal Flatts!! Most people, no matter what music they listen to, have heard of Rascal Flatts, they are just huge! Here is one of their earlier hits, and a very cool movie soundtrack... "Cars"!!
"Life is a Highway" by Rascal Flatts
Just watching that video makes me want to go watch the movie again!!!! Love it!!!
And this next one is the first single off of their album called "Unstoppable". This song is co-written by an Idol alumn.....yall know who it is??? It's Chris Sligh from season 6! He co-wrote this beautiful tear jerker of a song and RF took it to #1 and put his name out there! The song is....."Here Comes Goodbye" and I cry every time....every time.... Its just one of those songs that touches the depths of your soul
"Here Comes Goodbye" by Rascal Flatts
This next group has just grown by leaps and bounds in the last 3 years! They have probably the weirdest name of any of the Country Groups....and this trio is known as....Lady Antebellum. They are the Vocal Group of the Year, so The Casey James Band has their work cut out for them if they are going to beat out these three! But I have faith and I believe they will!! This song, "Need You Now" was the most played song on the radio ever in the history of radio! So here it is now.....
"Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum
This next group came on the country scene a couple years ago and has taken the Country Music scene by storm! They have a bluegrass/country/ type sound with some very good acoustic guitar picking and some awesome vocals and harmonies! And their music is getting recognized more every day! It's the "Zac Brown Band" and here is their 1st chart topper...."Chicken Fried".
"Chicken Fried" by The Zac Brown Band
And last but not least, a group thats been around a few years, but I know very little about. I like their sound but they never really made me sit up and listen till I heard their newest song...."Little White Church" I really like this song better than any of their others.
"The Little White Church" by Little Big Town
There are more groups in Nashville singing Country Music, but these are just a few of my favorites and Casey's Band will be up against these artists in the Vocal Group Catagories....I know, I already said that didn't I?? I'm bad about repeating myself....lol....forgive me! :)
Anyway, I'm gonna take off for tonight and be looking for more news to post, and until then, yall have a safe and happy week, and I'll be back soon! I'll leave ya with a nice shot of Casey sometime during the show! :)
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